Is there a way to have Calibre automatically sync my library with my Kindle DX?

St-Ambroise · 09-05-2010, 12:18 AM

Hello, I'm new to Calibre and e-readers.

I wonder if there's a way to have Calibre automatically sync my library with my Kindle? I selected "automatic management" in preferences, but it doesn't seem to be working. For example, I noticed that the Kindle sorts books by the first name in author tag. "Bertrand Russell", for instance, will be in the B's, not the R's. To fix that problem, I changed my book's tags to "Russell, Bertrand". Then I plugged in my Kindle, expecting Calibre to automatically change the tags. But no, nothing happened. Any ideas?

kovidgoyal · 09-05-2010, 12:20 AM

The Kindle doesn't have a separate metadata cache so that functionality wont work for it. You have to resend the books to update the Kindle.

09-05-2010, 12:18 AM	#1
St-Ambroise Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle DX	Is there a way to have Calibre automatically sync my library with my Kindle DX? Hello, I'm new to Calibre and e-readers. I wonder if there's a way to have Calibre automatically sync my library with my Kindle? I selected "automatic management" in preferences, but it doesn't seem to be working. For example, I noticed that the Kindle sorts books by the first name in author tag. "Bertrand Russell", for instance, will be in the B's, not the R's. To fix that problem, I changed my book's tags to "Russell, Bertrand". Then I plugged in my Kindle, expecting Calibre to automatically change the tags. But no, nothing happened. Any ideas?

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09-05-2010, 12:20 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,835 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The Kindle doesn't have a separate metadata cache so that functionality wont work for it. You have to resend the books to update the Kindle.

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